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The List of Special Character ALT Codes

As you may already know, you can type extra characters from the Unicode standard which are not present on the keyboard. Almost all apps today support special characters which can be entered with the ALT key and some special combination of digits. Using the proper ALT key sequence, you can type the trademark symbol, the degree symbol, the copyright sign, various currency icons and so on. Here is the list of the most commonly required characters and their ALT codes.

This list can be useful when you need to type such characters frequently. If you can remember the sequence, you can quickly type the sequence without switching to another app like Character Map. This will save your time and won't interrupt your workflow. Of course, such a big list cannot be entirely memorized so you might want to bookmark this page in your web browser so you can refer to it later.

It is worth mentioning that every modern Windows version comes with a special app, Character Map, or charmap.exe. It provides a convenient user interface when you need to search for or explore Unicode characters in fonts. You'll find Character Map in the Start menu under Windows Accessories.

There you can find the required symbol visually and copy it to the clipboard to paste it in your app.

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